Name/Title
IN HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT FULTON, NOVEMBER, 1765Entry/Object ID
L.2012.267Description
Colored engraving of Robert Fulton and three steamboats with related text; decorative border separates four images; image at top, in circle: portrait of Robert Fulton as young man; figure with wavy hair, red jacket, and white cravat; at bottom center printed, "FULTON."; image at bottom left: steamboat on water; active central smokestack; two flags; waterwheel covered above deck; image at bottom center; steamboat with central smokestack; waterwheel; two rowboats with figures in foreground; mountains in background; at bottom center printed, "THE FIRST STEAMBOAT"; image at bottom right: large steamboat with central smokestack and masts; covered waterwheel; cargo on deck. At bottom left printed, "KILBURN D."; at bottom center printed, "IN HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT FULTON, NOVEMBER, 1765."; at top center printed, "BOSTON, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18, 1854."; related text above image; partial page of "Gleason's Pictorial": masthead at top is missing; text on verso.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
D. KilburnAttribution
ArtistManufacturer
Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room CompanionDate made
Nov 18, 1854Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
10-3/16 inWidth
11 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 10 3/16 x 11 in. (25.9 x 27.9 cm)Material
Paper, ink, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Partial page of journal cut at top and at left side; creases along left edge; crease at center of left edge; loss at bottom right corner; verso: tape at top corners.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B8Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library